DiscoveryCast™ respects your privacy
DiscoveryCast™ respects your privacy. This Privacy Statement informs you of our privacy
practices and of the choices you can make about the way your information is collected online
and how that information is used. This statement is readily available on our home page and at
the bottom of every DiscoveryCast™ Web page.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should contact DiscoveryCast™
using the contact information included at the end of this statement.
1. Sites covered by this Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement applies to all DiscoveryCast™ owned websites except that a privacy
policy or statement posted on DiscoveryCast™ websites specific to a particular
DiscoveryCast™ program or service will apply instead of this Privacy Statement.
Links to non-DiscoveryCast™ websites
The DiscoveryCast™ website may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience
and information. If you access those links, you will leave the DiscoveryCast™ website.
DiscoveryCast™ does not control those sites or their privacy practices, which may differ
from DiscoveryCast™’s practices. We do not endorse or make any representations about
third-party websites. The personal data you choose to provide to, or that is collected by, these
third parties is not covered by the DiscoveryCast™ Privacy Statement. We encourage you to
review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information.
2. Collection of personal information
In addition to the information you provide, DiscoveryCast™ may also collect information
during your visit to a DiscoveryCast™ website through our Automatic Data Collection Tools,
which include Web beacons, cookies, embedded Web links, and other commonly used information-gathering
tools. These tools collect certain standard information that your browser sends to our website such
as your browser type and language, access times, and the address of the website from which you arrived
at a DiscoveryCast™ website. They may also collect information about your Internet Protocol (IP)
address, clickstream behavior (i.e. the pages you view, the links you click, and other actions you
take in connection with DiscoveryCast™ websites) and product information. An IP address is a
number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web, allowing
Web servers to locate and identify your computer. Computers use IP addresses to communicate on the
Internet, allowing users to browse and shop. DiscoveryCast™ may also use some of these Automatic
Data Collection Tools in connection with certain emails sent from DiscoveryCast™ and therefore
may collect information using these tools when you open the email or click on a link contained in the
email.
DiscoveryCast™ also collects information from commercially available sources that it deems credible. Such information may include your name, address, email address and demographic data. The information DiscoveryCast™ collects from its commercial sources may be used along with the information DiscoveryCast™ collects when you visit DiscoveryCast™’s websites. For example, DiscoveryCast™ may compare the geographic information acquired from commercial sources with the IP address collected by Automatic Data Collection Tools to derive your general geographic area.
3. How we use your information
The information DiscoveryCast™ collects to understand your needs and interests helps
DiscoveryCast™ deliver a consistent and personalized experience. For example, DiscoveryCast™
may use your information to
- prevent and detect fraud or other malicious activity;
- communicate with you about services;
- provide service and support;
- update you on new services and benefits;
- select content to be communicated to you;
- personalize some DiscoveryCast™ websites;
- allow you to participate in contests and surveys; and
- contact you for market research regarding DiscoveryCast™ services.
We will give you the opportunity to choose your privacy preferences regarding the
communications we send.
The testimonials posted on our Web site are only posted with the expressed permission
of the individual or company who provided that testimonial.
4. How we share your information
DiscoveryCast™ will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to others except
as described in this Statement. DiscoveryCast™ shares personal information in the
following ways:
DiscoveryCast™ retains service providers and suppliers to deliver complete products,
services and customer solutions and to assist DiscoveryCast™ with marketing and
communication initiatives. These providers and suppliers include, for example, providers
of customer support and live-help, email service providers, and automated data processors.
Suppliers and service providers are required by contract to keep confidential the information
received on behalf of DiscoveryCast™ and may not use it for any purpose other than to
carry out the services they are performing for DiscoveryCast™.
Except as described in this Statement, DiscoveryCast™ will not share the personal
information you provide to DiscoveryCast™ with non- DiscoveryCast™ third parties
without your permission, unless to: (i) respond to duly authorized information requests of
police and governmental authorities; (ii) comply with any law, regulation, subpoena, or court
order; (iii) help prevent fraud or to enforce or protect the rights and properties of
DiscoveryCast™ or its subsidiaries; or (iv) protect the personal safety of DiscoveryCast™
employees and third parties on DiscoveryCast™ property.
5. Children's privacy
DiscoveryCast™ does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13
and does not target its websites to children under 13. We encourage parents and guardians to
take an active role in their children’s online activities and interests.
6. Your choices and selecting your privacy preferences
DiscoveryCast™ gives you the choice of receiving a variety of information that complements
our services. You can subscribe to receive certain service-specific information and also choose
to receive DiscoveryCast™ general communications.
The email communications that you receive from DiscoveryCast™ will be provided in accordance
with this statement.
DiscoveryCast™ general communications
DiscoveryCast™ general communications provide information about products, services,
and/or support. This may include new product information, special offers, or invitations to
participate in market research.
7. Access to and accuracy of your information
DiscoveryCast™ strives to keep your personal information accurately recorded. We have
implemented technology, management processes and policies to help maintain data accuracy.
DiscoveryCast™ provides individuals with reasonable access to personal information that
they provided to DiscoveryCast™ and the reasonable ability to review and correct it or ask
for anonymization, blockage, or deletion, as applicable. To protect your privacy and security,
we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity, such as requiring a password and
user ID, before granting access to your data. To view and change the personal information that
you directly provided to DiscoveryCast™ you can return to the Web page where you
originally submitted your data and follow the instructions on that Web page.
8. Keeping your personal information secure
DiscoveryCast™ takes seriously the trust you place in us. To prevent unauthorized
access or disclosure, to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of the
information, DiscoveryCast™ utilizes appropriate physical, technical and administrative
procedures to safeguard the information we collect. The personal information you provide us
is stored on computer systems located in controlled facilities that have limited access. When
we transmit highly confidential over the Internet, we protect it through the use of
encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
9. Changes to this statement
If we change our privacy statement, we will post the revised statement here, with an
updated revision date. If we make significant changes to our statement, we may
also notify you by other means, such as sending an email or posting a notice on our
home page.
10. Contacting us
We value your opinions. If you have comments or questions about our privacy statement,
please send them via email to
support@discoverycast.com
or write to us at the following address:
DiscoveryCast™ Privacy Mailbox
(Attn: Cesar Castro)
201 Harrison Street #127
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Revised November 2009
© 2012 DiscoveryCast™, Inc.